Movie premieres May 2026: the 15 films you can’t miss

More blood, more fights, and zero rules

The sequel to the hit video game adaptation arrives without lowering the intensity one bit: more combat, more violence, and a final showdown against the power of Shao Kahn, who threatens to destroy Earthrealm and its defenders. Fan-favorite characters return alongside new additions in a movie designed to thrill audiences from start to finish.

Fun fact: Johnny Cage’s debut, played by Karl Urban, is one of the most anticipated moments for fans.

No one suspects the smartest ones

A shepherd reads detective novels to his sheep, unaware that they actually understand every word. When a mystery shakes the farm, the sheep take matters into their own hands and become unlikely investigators. What follows is a funny story packed with nods to classic detective fiction, where intelligence appears where you least expect it.

Fun fact: Hugh Jackman plays the lonely and unsuspecting shepherd.

It’s never too late for second chances

Set in Buenos Aires in 1995, the film follows a 50-year-old trans woman who works at a cabaret and dreams of leaving behind a life marked by marginalization to pursue a singing career. Alongside her friends and chosen family, she builds a network of support in a hostile environment where survival often depends on human connection. When a tragic event disrupts her world, she’s forced to confront her past and the real possibility of reinventing herself.

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Fun fact: The film is directed by Pablo Stigliani and stars María Fernanda Callejón, Romina Escobar, Ana Celentano and Mila Jaimes.

There’s something there that shouldn’t be

A horror writer travels to a remote inn in Ireland to scatter his parents’ ashes, but what begins as an intimate ritual quickly turns into a disturbing experience: the place carries a dark legend. Through grief, isolation and eerie presences that are felt more than seen, the film builds a dense and terrifying atmosphere where emotional pain and the supernatural collide.

Fun fact: The lead role is played by Adam Scott, best known for comedic and dramatic projects like Parks & Recreation and Severance.

A first love that unsettles and transforms an entire family

Johanne experiences the intensity of her first crush on her French teacher and pours her emotions into a diary where desire and fantasy exist without filters. But when her mother and grandmother read her writings, what begins as an invasion of privacy turns into an ethical and artistic dilemma, as they discover a literary voice with remarkable publishing potential.

Fun fact: The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

Architecture, power and the cost of an idea

In 1982, President François Mitterrand launches an international competition to build the Grande Arche de La Défense, a monumental structure aligned with the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe. Against all odds, the project is won by Otto von Spreckelsen, an architect unknown in France who suddenly finds himself leading a massive construction project. What begins as a dream soon turns into a constant struggle between artistic vision, technical demands and political interests.

Fun fact: The film was part of the Official Selection at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and received eight César Award nominations.

The heist that goes wrong and sparks a war without rules

A group of operatives used to working in the shadows accepts a high-risk mission: recover a fortune stolen from one of the world’s most dangerous men. But when the plan collapses, everything changes. What seemed like a calculated operation becomes a brutal battle of betrayal, power and survival where no one is who they claim to be.

Fun fact: The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill and Eiza González.

A subway loop where every mistake resets everything

This film takes psychological horror into a setting as simple as it is disturbing: an endless subway corridor. Trapped in the space, a man must follow one single rule to escape: find the mysterious Exit 8. But it won’t be easy. Every trip through the corridor demands total attention, since any anomaly — a strange gesture, the slightest environmental change — sends him back to the beginning. In this game of perception and paranoia, tension grows as the line between reality and illusion becomes increasingly blurred.

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Fun fact: Adapted from the video game created by Kotake Create, the film became one of the most talked-about titles in the Midnight Screenings section at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

90 minutes that made history

This documentary revisits the iconic Argentina vs. England clash at the 1986 World Cup, the setting for two of the most unforgettable goals of all time. Running 91 minutes — just like the match itself — the film offers more than a sports recap: for the first time, players from both teams come together to revisit not only what happened on the field, but also the historical context surrounding it. Through interviews, unseen archive footage and voices ranging from footballers to fans, musicians and political figures, the documentary blends football, memory and historical tension.

Fun fact: Based on the book by Andrés Burgo, the documentary was directed by Juan Cabral and Santiago Franco.

A new chapter opens in the galaxy

Directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal, the film brings The Mandalorian universe to theaters with its most epic scale yet. After the fall of the Empire, the galaxy remains unstable as the New Republic struggles to consolidate power against scattered Imperial warlords. In this context, Din Djarin and Grogu embark on a new mission that will test both their bond and their place in a rebuilding universe.

Fun fact: Ludwig Göransson’s original soundtrack will be available on digital platforms starting May 15.

An unexpected encounter shakes two lives stuck in limbo

Guillermo and Mechi meet during a work trip that unexpectedly becomes a turning point in both their lives. Each is trapped in a life that no longer represents them: stagnant marriages, meaningless jobs and routines that feel increasingly heavy. One night, between an earthquake and a conversation on the beach, an unexpected yet undeniable connection emerges. While everything around them seems to be falling apart, something grows between them that neither of them was looking for — but can no longer ignore.

Fun fact: Directed by Juan Taratuto, the film marks the first on-screen collaboration between Gael García Bernal and Natalia Oreiro.

Almodóvar turns inward once again

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film plays with timelines, identities and intersecting narratives. The story alternates between two worlds: one in 2004 focused on an advertising director, and another in 2025 where a screenwriter writes a story that slowly reveals itself to be the very film we are watching. Blending autofiction, creative crisis and personal relationships, the movie dives into that uniquely Almodóvar territory where intimacy and storytelling blur together.

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Fun fact: The film stars Bárbara Lennie, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Leonardo Sbaraglia.

The horror born on the Internet now has no escape

Backrooms takes one of the Internet’s most unsettling digital myths and transforms it into a cinematic experience. The story began with a viral image and evolved into a collective online narrative, eventually becoming its own universe where reality fractures into empty, endless and disturbing spaces. Directed by Kane Parsons, the original creator of the phenomenon, the film preserves the uncomfortable tone that mixes the ordinary with the inexplicable.

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Fun fact: It all started with an anonymous 4chan post in 2019 — an idea that ended up creating one of the Internet’s most influential horror universes.

A doll, a forest and a nightmare

Dark, unsettling and visually inspired by 1970s horror, Dolly is a terrifying experience. Shot on 16mm film, it focuses on texture, sound and a narrative that dives deep into the genre’s most disturbing territory. The story follows a young woman kidnapped by a monstrous figure who wants to turn her into its daughter, in a world where the human and the sinister merge without restraint.

Fun fact: The character of Dolly is played by American professional wrestler Max the Impaler.

A bomb triggers chaos

When a group of construction workers discovers an unexploded World War II bomb, an entire city is thrown into emergency mode and a mass evacuation begins. Amid the chaos, a gang of thieves sees the perfect opportunity to pull off a daring and dangerous heist. Packed with thriller pacing and nonstop tension, the film combines action, strategy and unexpected twists as time runs out.

Fun fact: The movie stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Theo James, Sam Worthington and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.